Well here I am sitting in front of the fire at home and its already October. Its Melbourne, its spring, the wisteria is out, the cliveas and clematis are out, the roses are on their way to coming out, and I’m sitting in front of the fire. Yes, its been ages since my lastRead more

This photo was taken in late 50’s early 60’s after a family fishing trip. Thats me on the right, gently stroking the fish…Pondering life and death, questioning source, perhaps even contemplating its future? …..Clearly I like to think that I’ve always been deeply connected to food. DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT Recently, visiting some of the local cafes around Melbourne,Read more

I grew up sharing my food. One bowl of soup, perhaps a fish, one plate of vegies, all in the middle of the table to be shared amongst four hungry kids plus mum and dad. There would be one big pot of soup on the stove and one small bowl in the middle of the table.Read more

This dumpling recipe was handed down to me from my mum. It’s been in my family for 4 generations. Whenever we had any kind of family get together, we would all gather around the table to make these dumplings. I can still remember the smell of these as tray after tray of these little parcelsRead more